Larry Houston Hatchett, 38, of Williamson has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly chasing down and attacking a man who allegedly stole his motorcycle, according to sheriff's deputies in Pike and Meriwether counties.

Hatchett is well known in Pike County and ran unsuccessfully for the district one post on the county commission in 2006.

Someone has stolen your property and you end up arrested...I think the Pike County deputy may have jumped to the wrong conclusion on charging him with aggravated assualt if he just blocked the road and the perp ran into his car. Hope I am picked for jury duty....This would be a no brainer for me.....

I think anyone who was in this situation would have done the same thing. I have known many MCSO officers over the years and I know the type people who live in the Cove. Houston may have done right by stopping the thief, but the MCSO has looked the other way for the Cove residents for a very long time. Nothing but drugs and illegal card games happen over there.

Hatchett was arrested by one of several Meriwether County deputies on the scene. He faces no charges in Pike County and was not charged by the Pike deputies on the scene because the incident took place in Meriwether County.

READ THE ARTICLE BEFORE REPLYING, IF YOU CAN'T READ, HAVE YOUR MOMMY READ IT TO YOU

You people make it sound like he chased him down and just had to act to stop him or he would get away. The article clearly states that deputies were in pursuit of the suspect and even knew who he was. Even if he got away, they would have found him later. There are times you need to let the law do its job and not play Johnny Rambo. I bet if a deputy had rammed the motorcycle you would all be screaming "Police Brutality"!

I think that if you want street justice then you should not call the police in the first place. The article PLAINLY states that Meriwether county
arrested him not PIKE. Why don't you people read the article a couple of times if you can't understand it CLEARLY the first time and get off of the officer from Pike County. I don't think that he did anything wrong. Try getting both sides of the story before you speak so that you won't look like a complete A$$.

That was Parrish trying to throw you off. Swift is afraid he will lose his job with Moody if Houston beats Willis. I understand that Houston might be appointed to fill the Chairmans position with Mr. Doug resigning.

Houston did what any other citizen would do, if someone
took something from them. Some seem to forget the thief ran, and the police were chasing, how did Houston get to him first if the Police were doing their jobs?
I am not a resident of that county, if I were, and picked for the Grand Jury, if would be a No Bill Situation on this case.

Right on Houston. It's time people took action against thugs who wants something that you've worked for. Our judicial system will probably set him free and try to hang you. Hope the D.A. doesn't even try to carry this against you to the grand jury, but surely if it gets that far, anybody will see you were doing what they would have done if in your place. I agree a No-Bill should be given in your case against you.

WAY TO GO HOUSTON I DON'T BLAME YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID. WE GET UP EVERY MORNING GO TO WORK & WORK HARD FOR WHAT WE HAVE, I DON'T THINK MOST OF US WOULD JUST SIT BACK & LET THINGS WE OWN GET STOLEN RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER US. I HAVE DOGS , PISTOLS, & PLENTY OF DEER RIFFLES & AMMUNITION IN MY HOUSE SO LET SOMEONE COME IN MY YARD THINK THEY ARE GOING TO STEAL SOMETHING. RUN FOR SHERIFF YOU WILL GET MY VOTE. P.S. YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE HATCHETT'S!!!

WAY TO GO HOUSTON I DON'T BLAME YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID. THE MAJORITY OF US GET UP & GO TO WORK EVERYDAY & WORK HARD FOR THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE. I DON'T THINK SOME OF US WOULD JUST SIT BACK & LET WHAT WE WORK HARD FOR GET STOLEN RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER US. RUN FOR SHERIFF YOU WILL GET MY VOTE. P.S. DON'T MESSSSSSSSSSSSS WITH THE HATCHETT'S!!

I think that Houston had a right to be angry. And yes he may should have let the police handle the situation, however that is easy for us to say when it is not our property that was stolen. Besides the police don't always do what is right anyway. They turn their heads and look the other way depending on how it will benefit them. I've lived in Pike County in all my life and this year there has been more murders/suicides than I can think of. So the crime rate is increasing. Protect what is yours.

I would love to know how you know that the officer was scared. Were you there? Did you read the officer's mind? I am sick and tired of all you ignorant people that sit behind your computers (I'm really surprised that you can even use a computer) and bash the PCSO. I'd like to see any of you have the courage to become a law enforcement officer. Oh! I'm sorry for using such a big word. I should have said "cop". I forgot you have to have small words or someone to explain the big ones. Ignorance is running amuck around here. You trash the deputies, but who do you call when you need help. Maybe you should just not call 911. One of these days you will need PCSO. How would you feel if they said "we're not coming"? "People think we can't do our jobs anyway". You'd be up the creek then and be wanting to sue them for not doing their job. Houston Hatchett was interfering with the deputies doing their job. He should have been arrested for obstruction on top of the assault. If he had gotten out of the way the officers would have caught the thief and Houston wouldn't be in trouble. LEAVE THE PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ALONE! You have no right to say anything until you get off your fat butt and do their job. They risk their lives everytime they have to come to one of your shacks because you got drunk and beat your wife, your wife or kid got caught shoplifting, are running a meth lab, or your kids are neglected. You people don't have the guts to put your life on the line for someone else. All you can do is gripe. GET A LIFE!!!!!

Who gave the paper the photo of Houston to publish. I know Uncle Jimmy didn't give them photo and Houston is on vacation. So how can they publish a photo that they did not take at the scene or was given to them by the Meriwether County Jail booking profile.

Did anyone happen to know that the guy that stole Houston's motorcycle had been on the streets prior to meeting Houston Hatchett? Houston gave him a job, helped him out and even put a roof over his head for a while. He had gone far out of his way to help this young man out. PCSO did respond in a timely manner. Houston did not kill the man, he didn't beat the crap out of him he just had his truck stopped in the road. The motorcycle was sliding before it ever hit Houston's truch so it was not an intentional act on Houston's part. Houston also probably would not have grabbed him had the idiot not tried to run. None of us can truly say what we would do in this situation unless we were faced with it. However, I do think the charges against Houston should be dropped. Afterall what if an officer had been killed because they were chasing this idiot and had an accident. Houston may very well have saved someone's life by being there to catch the motorcycle with his truch.
Anyone that know's Houston knows he will give you the shirt off his back if you need it. He would've helped the guy with a ride too had he been smart enough to ask!

I think the moral shoudln't be don't mess with the Hatchett's it should be don't be surprised when I good ole country boy from Pike Co. assists the police in nabbing a bad guy for a change. If more people got involved in what's justified, the PCSO wouldn't have such a hard time or catch so much heat. This is a small community and we have to stick together, be neighborly and look out for eachother. Hatchett or no Hatchett!

I commend you Houston on what you did. I am very proud to hold the Hatchett name & blood line. We are the kind of people who would help anyone and we learned that from our Paw-Paws & Nanny's, our Uncles & Aunts. But they also taught us to never let anyone run over us & to always stick together. It's funny to see people saying "don't mess with the Hatchetts" because thats exactly what people have always said when they heard my last name (and no I did not marry into the family). And they have said it to my Daddy, my grandparents, & probably to my great grandparents. So I guess it's true, that you don't mess with the Hatchett's because that's the way it has always been & our family hasn't & won't change! We are hear for you Houston & Meriwether County needs to save themselves from the embarrassment.

Well....maybe Meriwether Sheriffs Office needs to rewatch some old Andy Griffith Shows and remember that even Gomer made a citizens arrest for a violation of the law. (And it was Barney who was arrested) So let me get this straight....A thief who steals from you after you had given him a job because he was down on his luck and far from home...now continues to violate the laws of the state of Georgia by running from the po-po (slang for police/deputy) Houston assisting in the capacity of a citizen effectively blocks the escape route..the thief crashes...tries to get up and run and is taken down by Houston before the boys in brown can get to him...and gets charged with aggravated assault....OH and by the way one of the deputies just happened to be on the cell phone with Houston and said "10-80-10-80 he’s running and headed your way." Well that sounds like a little solicited help. But alas, lock him up and charge him with aggravated assault instead of thanking him for helping out in a time of crisis...should it really matter that he was the victim??? Makes me as a citizen kind of squeamish to think if I drove by a cop who was getting his @$$ handed to him on a traffic stop and I got out to help by opening up a can of Whoop-A$$ on the bad guy would I be arrested for battery, assault or some other trumped up charges after all was said and done and the smoke had cleared!!!!!

Do you even know them? Seriously? If you did you would know his wife didn't bake the cookies anyways, nor does he eat cookies. I am sure cookie baking is on top of Houston's priority list. He may be a redneck and may also be proud of it, but, at least he's not an idiot!
The Hatchett family actually does a lot of good for this community. If you live here you should know that and if you don't you should shut up.

Hey, stupid. You didn't answer my question. How do you know the deputy was scared? Yeah, it is who you know. I guess that is how all the stupid commissioners and others get elected to anything in Pike County. Jimmy Thomas is the only elected official that has a brain and some ethics. But, I guess you were born and educated in Pike County. You are showing your roots in ignorance. It is really none of your business who I am. But I will tell you. I have nothing to do with the Sheriff's office. I just hate people that trash police officers because they are too stupid to be one.

I still haven't heard how you know the officer was scared. Who's the dumba$$. Do everybody a favor keep your ignorance to yourself and stop making a fool out of yourself. I am getting bored with you anyway. I need more intelligent conversation. I think I'll go talk to a donkey.

A good deputy would have been looking the other way when Larry grabbed the weasel, but looking back just in time to see Christopher crash into Larry's truck with Larry's bike that he stole. No Christopher...don't jump off that bridge!

Houston is back from Mexico and doesn't own a scanner so he missed the call. If he had a scanner he might have heard the same sheriff that said arrest him got a DUI. (not for alcohol either) I wonder if that made the front page of the paper!

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Ain't skeered of no hatchett, specially houston
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Yeah the cove is a low life place and houston should have stayed there. He would fit in just fine with the other retards and inbreds, Let the officers do there job next time idiot. What if an innocent person had come around and he was blocking the road ??? If it had been me houston would have been toting another @@s whooping like I gave him in 10th grade, Yeah I guess you know who I am now don't ya sissy boy. Vote no to houston as commissioner !!! by the way is that the best pic they could find, that mug will scare a small child ya know. Ask houston about the time he came to our church visiting and told several people while a special was being sung that he was the star ??? What the crap, I thought Jesus was..
My philosophy is MESS WITH THE HATCHETTS, I can handle myself just fine and dandy.

Whoever you may be, you apparently have more mouth than sense. I was in school with Houston at that same time, and don't recall this @ss whooping that you so call passed out. Must not have been a good one, because neither can Houston. Anytime that you want to do as you say and "MESS WITH THE HATCHETTS", please feel free to make a stop on Hwy 18. I am sure that any and all of them will be glad to see you. Don't be skeered. You got plenty to choose from, "specially Houston." Houston and "The Hatchett's" have not gone anywhere looking for a fight of any kind, but we will stand up for what is ours and stand behind each other 100%. That's what FAMILY does. As a wise Hatchett once said, "Right is right and right don't wrong nobody".

I would pay good money to see this magical person whoop Houston now (or try to). Don't be a coward. One call - that's all, and I'm sure something could be arranged. Let's see what happens now Mr. I Don't Have A Name. Go ahead "MESS WITH THE HATCHETTS."

Awww yeah if it isn't the moron scottie hatchett, Well apparently your just to stupid to remember hearing about the fight and I whipped his a$$ to hard for houston to remember, You Scottie wasn't at the fight anyway. I guess I could start with you on how my stang outrun the crap out of your 69 camaro in school but of course conveniently you wouldn't remember that now would you ??? Yeah the yellow camaro. It was not a so called scheduled fight and happened in the bathroom with only 3 people there counting me and houston , He bumped into me and didn't offer an apology so I took the apology out of his A$$. hatchett or no hatchett, the other guy was some turd named dexter golden that ran out when it started hollering fight fight... about two minutes later they was picking him up off the floor. nuff said. By the way why was it you didn't make the marines ???? If houston says he dosen't remember than there is a reason alright, He dosen't want anyone to know of course, I have had my A$$ whipped and aint skeered to admit it but it wasn't from any hatchett, It was from a swat team member named todd giles in crawford county in 1989 in a bare knuckles fight on the ball field at 11 p.m. with about 20 paying idiots betting on us, still got about 200 cash but toted a pretty good whipping. As for putting my name on here why ??? so three or four hatchetts can make their name proud trying to whip one guys butt. I'm smarter than that you idiots. houston knows who I am and he see me 3 or four times a month and trust me he does respect me..... See ya soon loser.....

To the guy who supposedly outran my husband and beat-up Houston, NOT LIKELY....For one do you know the difference between stang and camero, you said you outran him in a stang then you said yellow camero. Secondly, S. Hatchett was not Scottie, so before you run your **** sucker know the facts. If you respect Houston like you said, why the **** did you even bring it up. The Hatchett's never miss with anyone unless someone oversteps the line, so watch yourself MR.I Don't want to use my name.

WOW!! I thought we were all adults around here! This all sounds so high school..drama...drama! Sometimes the maturity level in our county scares me more than anything. I just hope all of you talking about all your "little **s whoopins" don't instill these same morals in your children. GROW UP, somebody lost their cool and took a situation into their own hands, it happens sometimes! No need to act like a bunch of drama queens.

Well little miss tina hatchett, First of all to point out your errors which your statement is full of. It was scottie posting. Second, I never said camero , It's camaro you know the chevy car they make not (camero). Third, I never said my stang and then my camaro I only mentioned camaro twice because scottie had a yellow 69 camaro in school , I had the black mustang an outran the crap out of his camaro with my stang. How did you miss what I said. Did I go slow enough on it this time. Fourth, I never said that I respected houston. I said he respects me...

Please reread my post slower this time. I thought I wrote it slow enough for anyone to read and understand the first time.

it's just funny he did'nt leave a little heavier than he was when he came to steal the bike , because if it would have been me i would have been a lead farmer, charges should be dropped , but don't be suprised if the thief does'nt sue houston for the injuries recieved from the crash

I agree with you buttwihipper! Now you have to ignore Mrs Tina- you know she is all mouth and no action just like her sorry inlaws. I see she is still the same queen B.... and highschool drama queen who could never give up the drama even now at 40 years old! But yet she claims she dosent do H.S. Drama lol! then WTH is she doing on here running her trash talking lard mouth?? Soooo sad to have such a miserable boring life that she cant resist stalking people on public forums with her childish comments. Whats even sadder is to have such a p.... for a husband that she has to speak up for him cause he is too chicken to defend himself, lol such a mama's boy!!

I agree with you! The Hatchett's are nothing but TROUBLE! It's pretty sad when even the attorney's and police officers in Griffin know all about these bunch of outlaws from another county! That says ALOT about there BAD REPUTATION at which they have never been able to recover from. There just pissed off because they Can't get any respect, GEE I WONDER WHY!! U STUPID MORONS!! They just keep breeding and raise there kis and STEPKIDS to be the same way! Guess the line of hot headed morons will never end.

Gee Ms. Tolley are you the one responsible for approving these blogs for post? Just wondering because I see your constant responses on Numerous blogs across the internet. Either you work for the paper or your just a severely nosey individual with too much time on her hands who enjoys stirring the pot in every situation that arises. Seems to me you obviously have nothing better to do with your time then search the internet for crap to argue with folks about, particular in areas that are none of your business. Just saying....

Well,"CATS ON" since you wanna open up the floor for 20 questions, answer this? What are YOU doing on here? seems to me you are the pot calling the kettle black aren't you? Or if yo can't understand let me simplify, you are being a bit of a HYPOCRITE don't you think? To answer your question, because I can!

You seriously thing any of us are scared of Mrs. Tolley? LOL. Little Mrs. Tolley needs to get on her trolley and ride up on out of here, cause this blog ain't about her or o none of her kinfolk so she needs to keep her nose in her own business and out of everyone elses!

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